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AUMI vs SLX: which is really different?

AUMI and SLX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SLX returned more over the year.

Themes Gold Miners ETF and VanEck Steel ETF.

0.0%AUMI in the S&P 500
12.1%SLX in the S&P 500
+38.2%AUMI total return, 1 year
+48.9%SLX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AUMI scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AUMI 91.8SLX 81.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AUMI100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 47% of the fund
SLX88% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 39 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in12%88%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AUMI and SLX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in AUMIOnly in SLX
Endeavour Mining PLC 5.33%Rio Tinto Plc 7.08%
DPM Metals Inc 5.26%Bhp Group Ltd 7.05%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc 4.91%Vale Sa 6.74%
IAMGOLD Corp 4.86%Nucor Corp 6.55%
Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 4.76%Arcelormittal Sa 5.91%
Kinross Gold Corp 4.59%Steel Dynamics Inc 5.12%
Alamos Gold Inc 4.45%Rio Tinto Ltd 4.74%
Northern Star Resources Ltd 4.34%Nippon Steel Corp 4.72%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AUMI and SLX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AUMISLXAUMISLXAUMISLX
3 months+17.9%+0.7%+15.7 pts−1.6 pts+20.4 pts+3.2 pts
6 months+18.6%+23.8%+0.6 pts+5.8 pts−5.6 pts−0.5 pts
1 year+38.2%+48.9%+21.6 pts+32.3 pts+16.4 pts+27.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+72.2%not published−6.2 ptsnot published−25.9 pts
Since launch+286.4%+176.7%+218.6 pts−626.8 pts+204.9 pts−1513.5 pts
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AUMI and SLX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AUMI
Themes Gold Miners ETF
Holds 31 stocks in gold miners, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
SLX
VanEck Steel ETF
Holds 39 stocks in miners and metals, 12% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerThemesVanEck
ThemeGold minersMiners and metals
In the S&P 5000.0%12.1%
Active share vs the S&P 500100.0%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings3139
Top ten, share of the fund46.9%58.2%
Expense ratio0.35%0.55%
Fee for the differing part0.35%0.55%
Total return, 1 year+38.2%+48.9%
vs the S&P 500+21.6 pts+32.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+16.4 pts+27.1 pts
Below its high−19.2%−6.6%
Net assets$26m$167m

AUMI in plain words

By weight, 0% of AUMI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 47% of the fund across 31 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +38.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.6 pts. It sits 19.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.

SLX in plain words

By weight, 12% of SLX's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 58% of the fund across 39 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +48.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 32.3 pts. It sits 6.6% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AUMI and SLX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AUMI or SLX?
AUMI has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SLX has 12%, so AUMI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AUMI or SLX?
AUMI charges 0.35% a year and SLX charges 0.55%, so AUMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AUMI against SLX, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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